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16 Cards in this Set
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structural adjustment program
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designed to change the structure of an economy to make it work better
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desertification
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the loss of all vegetation in an area following drought
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ancestor worship
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belief in spirits of the dead
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coup
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a sudden, violent takeover of a government
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inland delta
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an area of lakes, creeks, and swamps away from the ocean
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refugee
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someone who flees his or her country to escape danger
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forage
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food for grazing animals
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mercenary
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a soldier who is hired to fight
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deforestation
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when overharvested land is stripped of its trees
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landlocked
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cut off from water
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shifting agriculture
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when a farmer prepares new farmland to replace fields in which soil has been exhausted
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animism
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the belief that ordinary things in nature contain gods or spirits
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barter
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to exchange goods without the use of money
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World Bank
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agency of the United Nations that gives loans to countries for development projects
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watershed
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a dividing ridge between two basins
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International Monetary Fund
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agency of the United Nations that gives loans to countries for development projects
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